An annual survey conducted among British consumers looked at the share of people taking a vacation in the previous 12 months. According to the 2022 study, examining the trips made between September 2021 and August 2022, roughly 45 percent of respondents made a holiday abroad. This figure shows an increase of 29 percentage points compared to the 2021 survey, focusing on the vacations made during the first year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Meanwhile, the share of Britons taking domestic holidays in the past 12 months rose by five percentage points from 2021 to 2022.
Share of residents taking a holiday in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by destination
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ABTA. (October 7, 2022). Share of residents taking a holiday in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by destination [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480160/share-of-britons-going-on-holiday-abroad/
ABTA. "Share of residents taking a holiday in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by destination." Chart. October 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480160/share-of-britons-going-on-holiday-abroad/
ABTA. (2022). Share of residents taking a holiday in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by destination. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480160/share-of-britons-going-on-holiday-abroad/
ABTA. "Share of Residents Taking a Holiday in The Previous 12 Months in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2022, by Destination." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480160/share-of-britons-going-on-holiday-abroad/
ABTA, Share of residents taking a holiday in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by destination Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480160/share-of-britons-going-on-holiday-abroad/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of residents taking a holiday in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by destination [Graph], ABTA, October 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480160/share-of-britons-going-on-holiday-abroad/